11 June 2021
China sent on board the CZ-2D rocket the 4 satellites: Beijing 3 (BJ-3), HISEA-2 (HS-2), Yangwang 1 (YW-1) and Tianjian (TJ) into the planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province on 11 June. The rocket took off at 11:03 BJT. Developed by China Spacesat Co., Ltd., the commercial remote-sensing satellite BJ-3 can provide services in the fields of resources survey, city management, environmental monitoring and disaster relief. The HS-2 satellite will be used by Xiamen University to study the ecological environment of the near shore and shallow sea. The YW-1 satellite will be used by Shenzhen-based Origin Space Technology Co., Ltd. for asteroid resource exploration and research. The TJ satellite will be used by universities for teaching and training on in-orbit services.
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